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Jeremiah 34:14

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14 At the end of seven years send· ye ·out every man his brother a Hebrew, who has been sold unto thee; and when he has served thee six years, thou shalt let· him ·go free from thee; but your fathers hearkened not to Me, neither inclined their ear.


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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Six

  

Like most numbers in the Bible, "six" can have various meanings depending on context, but has a couple that are primary. When used in relation to time -- six days, six hours, six years, etc. -- six generally represents a state of labor, struggle and conflict, especially the conflict involved with spiritual growth. The six days of creation, for instance, represent the stages we go through in our lives, working toward the peaceful seventh day, in which our evil desires are removed from us and we can rest. In most other references, six represents all desires for good and all the true ideas that come from those desires for good -- or in the contrary sense, all evil and all the resulting false thinking.